Video | A huge meteor lights up the skies of Portugal and Spain

Written By ندى ماهر عبدربه on 2024/05/19

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">Weather of Arabia - Portugal and Spain witnessed at dawn on Sunday a huge meteor that lit up the skies of the two countries, according to what the Spanish newspaper “Publico” reported. The newspaper reported that the meteorite crossed the sky of Portugal, and it was not confirmed whether it reached the surface of the Earth. However, the Portuguese Civil Defense indicated that it may have fallen near the village of Pereira in northern Portugal. Video clips spread across social media showing the meteor flashing in blue and green. </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><p lang="ar" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> An amazing scene.. A huge meteorite lights up the skies of Portugal and Spain <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%AF%D8%B1_%D9%84%D9%84%D8%A3%... <a href="https://t.co/krc6We0nUA">pic.twitter.com/krc6We0nUA</a></p> - Source (@MSDAR_NEWS) <a href="https://twitter.com/MSDAR_NEWS/status/1792142474762240162?ref_src=twsrc%... 19, 2024</a> </blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> See also:</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D9%85%D8%A7-%D9%87%D9%88-%D8%A... is the summer solstice and when does it occur?</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B1%D8%AF%... | Jordanian Astronomical Society: Planetary conjunctions at the end of May</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><hr /><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Sources:</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.alkhaleej.ae/2024-05-19/%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%B2%D9%83-%D8%B6%D8%A...

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.


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